Arming the troops: Post-translational modification of extracellular bacterial proteins.
Suzanne ForrestMartin WelchPublished in: Science progress (2022)
Protein secretion is almost universally employed by bacteria. Some proteins are retained on the cell surface, whereas others are released into the extracellular milieu, often playing a key role in virulence. In this review, we discuss the diverse types and potential functions of post-translational modifications (PTMs) occurring to extracellular bacterial proteins.